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AI data center supply chain reshapes Wisconsin manufacturing and construction economy

AI data center supply chain reshapes Wisconsin manufacturing and construction economy

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Wisconsin hasn’t turned on a single hyperscale data center yet, but AI-driven demand is already pushing over $1 billion in...

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Pennsylvania township confronts large AI data center plan, residents worried

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Upper Burrell is facing a 3 GW TECfusions data center build on a former Alcoa R&D campus, and residents are...

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

North Carolina developer withdraws Apex data center plan amid opposition

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Developers pulled the plug on the New Hill Digital Campus near Apex after months of public pushback and zoning uncertainty....

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Michigan city postpones decision on proposed 26 MW data center

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Allen Park’s planning commission delayed preliminary approval again for a proposed 26 MW data center, signaling local friction around new...

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Kentucky approves massive hyperscale data center campus in Jefferson County

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Jefferson County just approved its first hyperscale data center campus in southwest Louisville, locking in a big new AI and...

Illinois suburb wrestles with data center boom and neighborhood impacts

Illinois suburb wrestles with data center boom and neighborhood impacts

Melissa Palmer
March 6, 2026

Aurora residents are living next to a fast-growing cluster of data centers that bring constant noise, diesel generators, and visible...

Ohio data center commission to examine AI, energy and land impacts

Ohio data center commission to examine AI, energy and land impacts

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

Ohio is moving to create a 13-member Data Center Study Commission that will look hard at economic, environmental, utility, and...

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Florida county weighs rules before approving 800‑acre AI data center

Melissa Palmer
March 5, 2026

Citrus County is considering an 800‑acre AI data center development but wants local guidelines in place before negotiations get serious....

Texas city weighs tax break for waterless Fort Worth data center

Texas city weighs tax break for waterless Fort Worth data center

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

Edged Data Centers is planning a $1.1 billion, 186-acre data center campus in far west Fort Worth, pending City Council...

Ohio village restricts large data centers to protect local character

Ohio village restricts large data centers to protect local character

Melissa Palmer
March 4, 2026

West Jefferson, a small village in Central Ohio, passed a resolution to oppose large-scale data centers, explicitly tying the move...